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  Tourism | 8/19/2025

  International air passengers numbered over 11.7 million in July, up 4.3% year on year

  Between January and July, Spain received 63.7 million international passengers, a growth of 6% compared with 2024 In terms of market diversification, the increases in China and South Korea and the recovery of Japan are noteworthy. There were also significant increases in Turkey and Colombia. With regard to airports, the largest interannual increase was in Alicante airport, up by 8.3% compared with 2024

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  Tourism | 8/18/2025

  Tourism-related employment amounted to 2.98 million members in July, up 2.9 per cent compared with the same month in 2024

  In July, workers registered in Spain's social security system related to tourism activities increased in absolute terms by 82,821 workers The number of employees in the tourism sector increased by 3.3 per cent in July while the self-employed rose by 0.7 per cent The autonomous regions where employment increased most this month were the Canary Islands (3.3 per cent) and Andalucía (3.2%)

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  Tourism | 8/8/2025

  People employed in tourist activities for the first time exceeded the 3 million before the months of high season

  In the second quarter of 2025 there are 58.563 people employed in tourist activities than in the same quarter in 2024. The number of people employed in April, May and June was 3,024,347 Salaried employees in the tourism sector with an indefinite contract increased by 4.6%, the 16th consecutive rise The rate of temporary work in the sector remains at 15.8%, 0.3 percentage points lower than for the same period of 2024 Employees in the tourism sector during this period account for 13.6 per cent of total employment in the Spanish economy, and the unemployment rate in the sector fell to 8% in the second quarter

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  Industry | 8/1/2025

  The Ministry of Industry has awarded 30 new projects in the PERTE Agri-food scheme a total of €14.5 million

  The objective of this PERTE is to strengthen the competitiveness and resilience in the food industry in Spain, promoting quality employment and strengthening the roots of companies in the regions. The first call for the PERTE Agri-food scheme awarded 182 million euros to 286 primary projects of 224 companies. Among the companies that were awarded funding were Conservas Vegetales de Extremadura (Canned Vegetables of Extremadura), which received 1.74 million euros; Agrupación Cooperativas Lácteas de Caldas de Reis (Caldas de Reis Cooperative Dairies Grouping) (Galicia), 1.12 million euros; and COCEDA in Prat de Llobregat (Catalonia), 1.12 million euros also in grant funding.

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  Tourism | 8/1/2025

  Spending by international tourists in Spain exceeded €59.6 billion up to June, 7.5% more than last year

  In the first six months of 2025, more than 44.5 million international visitors came to our country, 4.7% more than in the same period last yearAlmost 9.5 million international tourists visited us in June, an increase of 1.9% year-on-yearInternational travellers in June injected more than €13 billion into our economy, 5.5% more than in June 2024